He personally announced the change in Elite's equity and expelled John Casablanca on the spot. When Casablanca left the company under the escort of two security guards, Simon's task was basically completed.
The rest is Grace's business.
There were no other arrangements in the morning. Simon did not plan to leave immediately. After leaving the conference room, Grace followed him. She still maintained an appropriate distance from Simon in public, but her tone was soft: "You have to go to my office to rest for a while. ?"
Simon nodded: "Okay."
Elite is like Hollywood's CAA. It is not short of money. Although it cannot reach the level of building a building in Century City in Los Angeles like CAA, it has rented an entire three-story building in this popular area of Midtown on Fifth Avenue. , the conference room is located on the second floor of the three-story building, and Grace's office is still upstairs.
The two went upstairs together and came to an office door. Grace personally helped Simon open the door and said, "Actually, John's office is better."
Before John Casablanca had time to transfer this office to someone else, it was cleaned up by Grace's female assistant in advance. Simon walked in, feeling the faint fragrance unique to women's offices, and shook his head without any interest in Casablanca's office. , walked behind the desk and sat down, leaning on the office chair, casually raising his legs on the table, and shaking his feet wearing leather shoes arrogantly, looking like a great gentleman.
Grace closed the door and walked over. She just rolled her eyes at Simon, then came forward, reached out to help the man take off his leather shoes, and placed them neatly next to the office chair that Simon could easily reach. She said at the same time: "You want What to drink?"
Simon didn't answer. He put his arm around the woman's waist and leaned against him, saying: "I'll transfer 5% of Casablanca's shares to you. Just pay me back when you make money. Besides, I only want to buy this company to pick up girls." , don’t worry about anything else, you can take care of it yourself.”
Grace agreed softly. After hearing Simon say that she bought Elite just to pick up girls, she had no taste for it at all. She looked down at the man on the leather chair with indulgence in her eyes and said, "I will help you pick out some beautiful ones in the future." Girls.”
Simon raised his hand, and when Grace took the initiative to bow and put her face into his palm, he stroked it gently and said with a smile: "Actually, I prefer to hang out with agents."
Grace tilted her head slightly and put her hand on the man's palm: "I will be the president in the future."
"Well, I seem to have a greater sense of accomplishment."
"Haha," Grace smiled, not caring that there was a group of people waiting in the office downstairs, and said, "I plan to streamline Elite first."
Although Simon said he didn't care, when the woman mentioned it, he still said: "It's a very good idea, and it's very courageous. It's much better than me. Now I'm the kind of guy who is greedy and unwilling to let go of anything."
As an industry giant, Elite has branches in the United States, Canada, France, the United Kingdom, London, Italy, Japan and other countries and regions, and has more than 2,000 contracted models. However, even an onlooker like Simon could see that the Elite was too bloated and obviously too big to lose.
The huge team of contracted models, including all levels, is equivalent to a company that wants to be high-end but is unwilling to give up the mid-range and maintain the low-end. This is a very unwise choice.
Elite has been unable to expand in other areas in the past few years. In addition to Casablanca, it has lost its aggressiveness. Another important reason is that its large team of contracted models has consumed most of the company's resources, leaving no time for other areas.
If you want Elite to go further, 'downsizing' is an inevitable choice.
Seeing that Simon was belittling herself, Grace reached out and stroked the man's hair and said, "It's different. Although the Westeros system is already very large, it is still on the rise. Expansion is inevitable. I want to reach a certain level. You will definitely do the same later.”
Grace ran her delicate hands through her hair. Simon stiffened slightly, paused for a moment, and then patted the woman's waist: "Go and do your work, many people are still waiting for you."
Grace also noticed Simon's strange behavior, retracted her hand, leaned over and kissed the man on the cheek, and said, "I'll call the two girls to come over and accompany you, and we'll have lunch together."
After Simon agreed, Grace left the office.
Grace's assistant Michelle Sonam, who had a false alarm a few days ago when she thought she was going to lose her job, was waiting at the door. When she saw the boss coming out, she had no intention of asking. She just handed a memo to Grace and said: " Cindy and Linda are here, and there are also many people calling from Europe and Asia.”
Elite has undergone drastic changes, and many people have been caught off guard.
As the news spread, Elite executives and pillars in New York rushed over one after another, and those who were unable to arrive in time also called.
If it were other circumstances, this modeling agency would definitely be in a situation where the building would collapse.
In the past, Elite's 1999 BBC documentary revealed a senior management scandal, which led to the expulsion of many senior executives including John Casablanca. Elite also declined rapidly in the following years, never regaining its former prosperity, and even went bankrupt for a time. .
This time things were completely different.
Especially when the models under contract know that Elite is joining the towering tree of the Westeros system, considering the huge resources of the entire Westeros system, more people will want to sign in, and other model agencies will take over. What you need to be prepared for is your own pillar suddenly changing jobs, not trying to pry into Elite's corner.
Grace ordered as she walked towards the stairs: "Today's things are a bit rushed. If you don't need them, please go back first. I will contact them as soon as possible."
Michelle followed Grace step by step and asked, "Where are Cindy and the others?"
"Go back," Grace said, and then asked, "By the way, let all the girls who are not in New York come back as soon as possible."
She was suddenly fired by John Casablanca a few days ago. The arrangement before Grace left was to give the girls under her name a temporary leave.
Nancy Gauff and the others probably thought that Grace was leaving Elite to go it alone. After working with a female agent for so long, the girls neither lacked loyalty nor knew Grace’s energy. They basically chose to stop working temporarily, as well as Ren Ge. Like Lace, she left New York to travel and relax.
"Qusi was participating in that physical training program in Los Angeles and couldn't leave, but she just called back. Eva and Daniela have already bought their tickets and will arrive in New York in the evening. Fernanda is already downstairs. Others They also contacted me." Michelle briefly reported and mentioned another incident: "Karen was also downstairs, and she was so scared that she cried."
Michelle is talking about Karen Mulder, a supermodel with plump lips whose career was in a slump because her image deviated from the mainstream preferences caused by a young tycoon, until John Casablanca forced her into Grace's hands and packaged her Later, with the help of Grace's connections, he recovered again.
However, due to an unexpected incident last week, the other girls rejected John Casablanca's solicitation and chose to follow Grace. However, Karen Mulder was transferred to Casablanca's name again after being promised by Casablanca.
In the final analysis, Grace has been trying her best to conceal her acquaintance with Simon. Although there are relevant rumors in the circle, it is difficult for most people to confirm it. Therefore, it is inevitable to make a wrong judgment and think that Grace has been kicked out by an industry giant like Elite. In the end, the resources and connections at her disposal will also be greatly reduced.
No one thought that in just one week, things would suddenly turn to this outcome.
In the meeting just now, Grace sat next to Simon Westeros, which obviously did not require any more explanation.
The female agent who suddenly rose to prominence last year is actually from Westeros.
As for... it doesn't matter, if you can have a backer like Westeros, it will be worth whatever price you pay.
When Grace saw Michelle mentioning Karen Mulder, she just frowned slightly and said another thing: "If Lima is downstairs, ask her to come up to entertain Simon. By the way, who else is there?"
Michelle understood, but really wanted to say that she could do it too, but she could only think about it and said: "Angela?"
Angela Lindewald, this is another good seedling selected by Grace. She is 16 years old this year and has participated in many well-known brand catwalks. When she turns 18, she can make another push in the direction of a supermodel.
Grace is actually not that sensitive about the girls' ages.
In this circle, a lot of people pounce on girls aged 11 or 12. 16 years old is already considered old. However, women also know that in Simon's position, there are really many people watching. When they reach the position of power of a man, even if There won't be much trouble after being exposed, but it will always be a bummer.
It's always a good idea to err on the side of caution.
The last time Fernanda Lima was sent there, it was because some things had been settled. What's more, Grace could also guess at first that it was impossible for a man to mess around with all sixty girls. If a guy So strong, she would have been killed long ago.
Thinking of this, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, but Grace shook her head and said, "You can just pick another one, over 18 years old."
Michelle nodded in agreement.
The two came downstairs, and Grace walked directly to the conference room. Michelle walked through the corridor that was already crowded with people, and gave Grace's instructions. The men and women began to disperse, and finally came to a lounge. Fernanda is here, along with Cindy Crawford, Linda Evangelista, Tyra Banks and a bunch of other company pillars.
Karen Mulder was also there. She was sitting in a corner. When she saw Michelle appear, she immediately got up and came over. She almost threw herself on the female assistant and begged: "Michelle, can you let me see Gray?" Talk to her, please.”
Michelle tried her best to shake off Karen Mulder's hand on her arm, and said to the girls: "Gray said that everyone should go back first, and she will contact you as soon as possible."
Everyone looked at Karen Mulder who was left behind with some pity.
In fact, many of the models sitting here were directly signed by John Casablanca. However, they are not worried about Elite's change of agency this time. The only unlucky one is Karen Mulder.
No one likes a traitor.
What's more, Grace helped Karen Mulder so much in the first place.
Cindy Crawford stood up, glanced at the other girls standing or sitting around, walked over and put her arm around Michelle's shoulders affectionately, leaned into her ear and whispered, "Is Simon here?"
In fact, many people have heard the rumors.
Cindy, a eldest sister who has been at Elite for many years, is even more well-informed.
Michelle smiled, did not answer, and repeated what she just said again. When the girls started to walk out, she called Fernanda Lima this time, as if she had something to say.
Fernanda Lima is Grace's direct descendant, so it's not surprising to everyone.
In the end, apart from Karen Mulder, whose eyes were red and did not move, there was also Cindy Crawford, who deliberately fell behind.
After everyone else left the lounge, Cindy stepped forward again, took the female assistant's hand, winked at her, and whispered: "Michelle, just think that I owe you a favor, how about that?" ?”
Michelle glanced at Karen Mulder who looked up again and seemed to understand something, gave the two women a slight wink, and the three of them left the lounge.
In fact, there are many people downstairs waiting for news.
However, Michelle felt that someone upstairs was more important, so she took the two girls upstairs first, and only said in the stairwell: "Mr. Westeros is upstairs, Gray asked you to entertain him."
After saying that, he also winked at Cindy, reminding her not to forget her promise.
The last time Cindy saw Simon was at the premiere of "Jurassic Park 2". She also went to the red carpet and attended the after-party afterwards. However, there were too many people at the time, and Westeros only stayed at the party for less than ten minutes before leaving in a hurry, without being able to say hello at all.
Ever since Linda Evangelista unintentionally revealed her affair with a basketball star during that fight, Cindy felt that Simon's attitude towards her had changed subtly.
This is not surprising either.
However, the man's preference has a very obvious impact on Cindy.
Cindy's contract with Victoria's Secret expired this year. She actually wanted to renew it, even if the endorsement fee was lower. Unfortunately, Victoria's Secret had already started preparing for the fourth Victoria's Secret Show, but they never talked about renewing it with her. Something about making an appointment.
If you want to resolve this matter, communicating directly with Simon is undoubtedly the most effective way.
Unfortunately, although she is a supermodel that everyone wants to date, it is not so easy to meet Simon Westeros.
This time is rare.
The three of them arrived outside Grace's office upstairs. Michelle knocked on the door gently, pushed it open and said hello to the inside. She stepped aside to let the two women in, then closed the office door again and turned around to leave.
Simon was still looking as lazy as when Grace left, but he had an extra document in his hand that he took from the filing cabinet next to him. It was a plan for the Elite Beauty Contest, and he was reading it with gusto.
When the two women entered, Simon just greeted them and continued to turn the pages of the document in his hand.
The second time she met this big shot, the atmosphere was different, and when she thought of all the auras and titles he had, Fernanda Lima suddenly felt a little confused and didn't know how to deal with it.
However, Cindy walked skillfully towards the coffee machine in the corner of the office and greeted the man familiarly. When Fernanda finally woke up and stepped forward to help, she handed over the work to him and walked to the desk. She leaned against the edge of the desk and chatted with the man, her body occasionally brushing against the man's calf resting on the table without any trace.
While they were chatting, the door was suddenly pushed open again.
The three people in the room looked over together, but it was Karen Mulder.